WTO DG Says MC13 Good Opportunity to Deliver on Sustainable Development Goals
World Trade Organization members can further many of the U.N.'s sustainable development goals by "delivering results" at next year's 13th Ministerial Conference, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at the presentation of the 30th Global Trade Alert report.
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"We can be proud of the WTO's record on SDG targets directly related to the work we do here," Okonjo-Iweala said. "But we cannot stop here, we must do better. The GTA report tells us that for many of the SDGs, measures to open national economies to international trade support efforts to attain the goals. Alongside action at home, members can help advance the pursuit of the SDGs by delivering results here at the WTO in the months ahead and at MC13 and beyond."
The D-G said some issues likely to be taken up at MC13 include "building on a comprehensive set of disciplines on fisheries subsidies, achieving an outcome on agriculture with a focus on food security, and ensuring trade's contribution to preparedness for future pandemics, among others." MC13 is set to take place the week of Feb. 26 in the United Arab Emirates.